Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy 'Tim' McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. Many of his albums and singles have topped the country music charts, leading him to achieve total album sales in... Samuel Timothy 'Tim' McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer and actor. Many of his albums and singles have topped the country music charts, leading him to achieve total album sales in excess of 40 million units. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw. He had 11 consecutive albums debut at Number One on the Billboard albums charts. Twenty-one singles hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. He has won 3 Grammys, 14 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association (CMA) awards, 10 American Music Awards, and 3 People's Choice Awards. His Soul2Soul II Tour with his wife Faith Hill is the highest grossing tour in country music history, and one of the top five among all genres of music. He has ventured into acting, with supporting roles in The Blind Side (with Sandra Bullock), Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, and Four Christmases (with Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon), and lead roles in Flicka (2006) and Country Strong (2010). He was a minority owner of the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats. Taylor Swift's debut single, "Tim McGraw", refers to him and his song, "Can't Tell Me Nothin'". In honor of his grandfather's Italian heritage, he was honored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in 2004, receiving the NIAF Special Achievement Award in Music during the Foundation's 29th Anniversary Gala. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tim McGraw, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.